Well,to begin with,if I had to pick just one aircraft to save at all costs it would probably be the Swift I’ve been going on about recently.I just can’t bear to watch it deteriorate any further!
However,I realise that it’s not THE last Swift in existance,so in wider terms I’d probably go for the Blackburn Beverley at the Museum of Army Transport,or perhaps the Mk1 Victor at Duxford.
Not sure I agree about the Duxford Shackleton.True,I’d love to see her restored,but the Newark example is in remarkable nick, so if one example had to be saved I would choose that one instead.
Then there’s the Comet at Lyneham…

Well,personally I think it’s daft that Duxford should cut down on the aviation stalls,particularly for the sake of the car-boot style junk stalls they’ve been replaced by.There’s a place for car boot sale stalls-at car boot sales!It would be a bit nuts if the aviation stallholders took over the car boot sales wouldn’t it?And yet the reverse is happenning at airshows.Ofcourse we want to encourage all sorts of folks to airshows,but that doesn’t mean that the enthusiasts should be shut out,especially when the venue is one that’s well attended by them.As I remember there were quite a few non-aviation stalls at Legends last year,and that struck me as a good balance.
There is something about an airshow that simply makes you want to go out and buy books,models etc.Perhaps you want to find out more about something that’s been mentioned in the commentary, or perhaps you want to build a model of the machine you’ve been most impressed by at the display.For me atleast,the aviation stalls are an integral part of a display,and to lose them would mean losing some the show’s atmosphere.
Having said all this,I realise we need to satisfy the folks who come to the shows who aren’t really interested in many of the planes.Let’s face it,a huge chunk of the crowd,even at Duxford,come to see The Reds and maybe a Tornado.I’m not saying ‘junk’ stalls have no place at a show,I simply think that a better balance of stalls could be reached.

Beautiful shots Moggie!Looks like Damien has some stiff opposition at last…;)

Who did the Tiffy cockpit go to Tony?Is this another one for your collection per chance??

Beautiful pictures Kenneth 🙂 ‘ME is certainly in beautiful shape, I only wish we could see her again over here.The only time I saw her she was static at Legends ’95 with mechanical trouble,so have never seen her fly :(.How many hours do the collection’s aircraft do each year?Do they do any overseas display work?
Interesting to see that Egyptian fighter,although I have to say it’s news to me that it even existed!
Thanks again for the pics,interior shots especially. 🙂

Looks like I’m up against formidable opposition then… :rolleyes:

Cheers Anne,my application is most definately on it’s way! 🙂

Good old CAA…

I know I’ve already had a say on this topic,but I thought I ought to point out one very important rule the CAA have on paintjobs.
Alot of the arguments here seem to based on the idea that CVIX could’ve been painted in a ‘psuedo RN scheme’ rather than going the whole hog with this commercial paintjob.I’m afraid the CAA would disagree!They don’t like these half and half schemes which you often see in America or Europe,only something entirely authentic or modern will do,not a mixture of both.
So really the question should be whether you like the present paintjob or whether you think they could’ve designed something less garish,more flatterring etc etc.The choice is either to have her commercially marked and flying,or authentically marked and static/abroad.